2018 Lincoln County Code (LCC)
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2018 Lincoln County Code LCC ______________________________ Published by the OFFICE OF LINCOLN COUNTY LEGAL COUNSEL Containing compiled Lincoln County Ordinances 1 through 500 Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018 by LINCOLN COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL COUNSEL Pursuant to LCC 0.140, Wayne Belmont, County Counsel, Kristin H. Yuille, Assistant County Counsel, and M Gerard Herbage, Assistant County Counsel hereby certify that we have compared each section in this publication of the Lincoln County Code with the original section in each original ordinance and that, with the exception of changes specifically authorized by LCC 0.130 and other changes specifically authorized by ordinance, the sections in this published edition of the Lincoln County Code are correctly copied. Dated this 1st day of August, 2018. /s/ Wayne Belmont, County Counsel, /s/ Kristin H. Yuille, Assistant County Counsel /s/M. Gerard Herbage, Assistant County Counsel Office of Lincoln County Legal Counsel 225 W Olive Street, Room 110, Newport, OR 97365 Voice: (541) 265-4108 Facsimile: (541) 265-4176 Email: [email protected] LCC ON THE INTERNET The Lincoln County Code is also on the Internet and can be viewed on-line, or downloaded, without charge, at the County's website, where it is available in Adobe “.pdf” format: www.co.lincoln.or.us/counsel CODIFICATION NOTE Lincoln County Code chapters 2 through 9 were enacted and codified by 1981 Ordinance 155. Lincoln County Code chapter 10 was enacted and codified by 1982 Ordinance 171. Lincoln County Code chapter 1 was enacted and codified by 1984 Ordinance 209. Lincoln County Code chapter 0 was enacted and codified by 1993 Ordinance 319. The legislative history references in brackets following a code section within a chapter reflect legislative action subsequent to that chapter's original enactment and codification. This form of legislative notation follows the format of Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) (which was enacted and recodified in 1953). Every section of each ordinance enacted by the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners has been codified into the Lincoln County Code except repealed and superseded sections, severance clauses, emergency clauses, adding clauses, ordinances transferring a particular piece of property (which are recorded in the deed records), specialized mapping ordinances (which are codified on those specialized maps), zoning map ordinances (including superseded maps and zone map amendments, which are codified on the zone maps; see Ordinances 465, 463, 462, 461, 460, 458, 457, 452, 451, 448, 447, 440, 436, 434, 433, 432, 431, 429, 427, 426, 421, 412, 411, 410, 409, 402, 388, 386, 385, 384, 382, 379, 378, 377, 374, 363, 362, 361, 358, 356, 351, 346, 343, 337, 334, 329, 328, 327, 317, 314, 311, 310, 309, 306, 304,302, 298, 293, 292, 291, 287, 284, 283, 282, 281, 272, 267, 264, 260, 257, 256, 253, 252, 248, 247, 244, 243, 242, 239, 237, 234, 229, 227, 223, 217, 214, 212, 210, 206, 203, 193, 192, 187, 183, 182, 176, 175, and 168), and road name ordinances (which are codified on the addressing maps; see Ordinances 315, 305, 303, 295, 294, 289, 276, 275, 266, 259, 258, 246, 238, 233, 228, 226, 222, 221, 220, and 213). Certain Ordinances also are specifically excluded from incorporation into the Code; see e.g. Ordinances 472, 475, 479, 483, 484, 491, and 492. Printed in the United States of America 2018 Lincoln County Code (LCC) Chapter 0 Compilation and Interpretation of Ordinances 1 Land Use Planning 2 Environment and Health 3 Building Code 4 Business Regulations 5 Taxes 6 Roads and Surveyor 7 General Administration 8 Elections 9 Parks and Recreation 10 Enforcement CHAPTER 1 Land Use Planning COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1.0001 Title and Purpose 1.0005 Introduction 1.0010 Land Use Planning Goals 1.0015 Land Use Planning Policies 1.0020 Intergovernmental Coordination Policies 1.0025 Citizen Involvement Policies 1.0030 Urbanization Policies 1.0040 Air, Land, and Water Quality Goals 1.0045 Air, Land, and Water Quality Policies 1.0050 Natural Hazards Goals 1.0055 Natural Hazard Policies 1.0060 Forest Land Goals 1.0065 Forest Land Policies 1.0070 Agricultural Lands Goals 1.0075 Agricultural Lands Policies 1.0080 Estuarine Resource Goals 1.0085 Estuarine Resource Policies 1.0090 Coastal Shoreland Goals 1.0095 Coastal Shoreland Policies 1.0100 Beaches and Dunes Goals 1.0105 Beaches and Dunes Policies 1.0108 Adoption of Bayshore Dune Management Plan 1.0110 Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Area Goals 1.0115 Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Area Policies 1.0120 Ocean Resource Goals 1.0125 Ocean Resource Policies 1.0130 Economic Goals 1.0135 Economic Policies 1.0138 Adoption of Lincoln County Transportation System Plan 1.0140 Transportation Goals 1.0145 Transportation Policies 1.0150 Energy Goals 1.0155 Energy Policies 1.0160 Housing Goals 1.0165 Housing Policies 1.0170 Recreation Goals 1.0175 Recreation Policies 1.0180 Public Facilities Goals 1.0185 Public Facilities Policies 1.0190 Plan Designations ZONING 1.1102 Interpretation 1.1110 Rules of Construction 1.1115 Definitions 2018 LCC CHAPTER 1 -- PAGE 1 1.1120 Conformance to Chapter Requirements 1.1125 Violation 1.1130 Inspection and Right of Entry 1.1135 Severability ADMINISTRATION 1.1201 Planning Commission Membership 1.1205 Application Procedures 1.1210 Review Procedures 1.1215 Effective Date of Decision 1.1220 Fees 1.1225 Amendments 1.1230 Legislative Amendments 1.1235 Quasi-Judicial Amendments 1.1240 Findings 1.1245 Intent to Rezone; Purpose and Procedure 1.1250 Notice of Public Hearings 1.1252 Notice of Exception to Statewide Planning Goals 1.1255 Conduct of Quasi-Judicial Public Hearings 1.1265 Appeals 1.1267 Appeals of Decisions of Planning Division 1.1268 Appeals of Commission or Hearing Body Decisions 1.1270 Board Review 1.1275 Review on Record 1.1280 De Novo Hearing 1.1285 Board Action ZONES 1.1301 Classification of Zones 1.1303 Location of Zones 1.1310 Residential Zone R-1 1.1315 Residential Zone R-l-A 1.1320 Residential Zone R-2 1.1330 Residential Zone R-3 1.1340 Residential Zone R-4 1.1345 Rural Residential Zone RR-2 1.1355 Rural Residential Zone RR-5 1.1357 Rural Residential Zone RR-10 1.1360 Tourist Commercial Zone C-T 1.1361 Retail Commercial Zone C-1 1.1362 General Commercial Zone C-2 1.1364 Planned Industrial Zone I-P 1.1367 Marine Waterway Zone M-W 1.1368 Planned Marine Zone M-P 1.1371 Definitions for LCC 1.1372 to 1.1375 1.1373 Agricultural Conservation Zone A-C 1.1375 Timber Conservation Zone T-C 1.1377 Public Facilities Zone P-F 1.1379 Public Park Master Plan Zone PMP 1.1380 Planned Development Zone PD 1.1381 Coastal Shorelands (CS) Overlay Zone 1.1384 Dredged Material Disposal Site (DMDS) Overlay Zone 1.1385 Foredune Management Overlay Zone 1.1395 Flood Hazard Overlay Zone 2018 LCC CHAPTER 1 -- PAGE 2 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS 1.1401 Clear-Vision Areas 1.1405 Sign Requirements 1.1415 Off-Street Parking and Off-Street Loading Requirements 1.1417 Bicycle Parking Requirements 1.1419 Pedestrian Circulation 1.1420 Setbacks Adjacent to Timberlands 1.1425 Distance from Property Line 1.1430 Exterior Lighting 1.1435 General Provisions Regarding Accessory Uses 1.1440 Mobile Home Provisions 1.1445 Authorization of Similar Uses 1.1501 Projections from Buildings 1.1510 General Exceptions to Lot Size Requirements 1.1520 General Exceptions to Yard Requirements 1.1530 Authorization of Transportation Facilities CONDITIONAL USES 1.1601 Purpose 1.1605 Authorization to Grant, Deny or Revoke Conditional Use Permit 1.1610 Procedure for Taking Action on a Conditional Use Application 1.1615 Building Permit for an Approved Conditional Use 1.1620 Time Limit on a Conditional Use Approval 1.1630 Standards and Procedures Governing Conditional Uses NON-CONFORMING USES 1.1701 Non-Conforming Uses VARIANCES 1.1801 Authorization to Grant or Deny Variances 1.1810 Circumstances for Granting a Variance 1.1820 Time Limit on a Variance 1.1830 Variance Procedure DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES 1.1910 Intent 1.1915 Scope 1.1920 Procedure 1.1925 Geologic Hazards 1.1930 Beaches and Dunes 1.1935 Scenic Areas, Historic and Archaeological Sites, and Fish and Wildlife Habitats 1.1940 Airport Areas 1.1945 Otter Rock Wellhead Protection Area 1.1950 Agate Beach Landfill and Transfer Station 1.1955 Traffic Impact Mitigation LAND DIVISIONS 1.3210 Purpose 1.3215 Approval of Subdivisions 1.3220 Approval of Partitions 1.3223 Approval of Property Line Adjustments 1.3225 Approval of Street or Road Creations 1.3230 General Requirements and Minimum Standards of Design and Development 1.3237 Procedure for Subdividing, Partitioning or Replatting Land 1.3242 Plat Requirements 2018 LCC CHAPTER 1 -- PAGE 3 1.3247 Standards and Procedures for Property Line Adjustments 1.3252 Property Line Adjustments in Subdivisions and Partitions 2018 LCC CHAPTER 1 -- PAGE 4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1.0001 Title and Purpose Chapter One shall be known and may be cited or pleaded as the Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations. This chapter applies to all that area of Lincoln County subject to county jurisdiction under the provisions of ORS 215.130 and subsequent amendments to the Oregon Revised Statutes. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to implement the goals and policies of the Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan, LCC 1.0005 to 1.0190. 1.0005 Introduction The comprehensive plan is a statement of Lincoln County's overall policies regarding the nature of future growth and development in the County. This policy reflects a consideration of the County's problems and needs as well as its social, environmental and economic values.